Exclusive freight transportation on the Marabda-Kartsakhi railway line

2026-01-29

Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Tamar Ioseliani, together with Lasha Abashidze, Director General of JSC Georgian Railways, met with Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways, during which cooperation between the two countries in the field of railway transportation was discussed.

As noted at the meeting, Georgia and Azerbaijan are successfully cooperating in the direction of increasing the competitiveness of the Middle Corridor and attracting additional cargo.

Special emphasis was placed on the official launch of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and the opportunities for increasing cargo turnover through it. It was noted that Georgian Railways will exclusively carry out freight transportation on the Marabda-Kartsakhi railway line.

The meeting emphasized that the agreement between the Georgian and Azerbaijani railways is an important fact for the country's railway infrastructure and regional economic cooperation, as it will increase competitiveness and strengthen Georgia's transit and logistics capabilities.

After the meeting, Lasha Abashidze, General Director of JSC Georgian Railways, together with Levan Kankava and Mikael Abasov, General Directors of BTKI Railways LLC, signed an agreement, according to which BTKI Railways will provide the Georgian Railways with the exclusive right to carry out transportation on this section.

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. Georgia